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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
account
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
America
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
American
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From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
any
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
attention
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
back
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
bring
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
called
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
case
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
chance
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
close
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
convenience
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
deep
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
depths
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From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
dive
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From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
duration
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From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
ebbed
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
end
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
engaged
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
England
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
event
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
fact
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
finding
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
Folkestone
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
friend
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
grave
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
high
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
Meldrum
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
mention
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
misdemeanor
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
Mrs
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
naiads
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From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
neglected
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
nymphs
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From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
occurred
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
opened
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
out
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
painfully
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
plunge
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
rising
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
rudely
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
scale
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
series
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
soon
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
spot
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
surface
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
there
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are nymphs and naiads moreover in the American depths: they may have had something to do with the duration of my dive.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
thoughts
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
three
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
tide
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
town
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
up
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
visits
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From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My thoughts however were so painfully engaged there that I should in any case have had little attention for them: the event occurred that was to bring my series of visits to a close.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
work
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
year
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From this reading I mention them to account for a grave misdemeanor--the fact that after the first year I rudely neglected Mrs. Meldrum.
years
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From this reading When this high tide had ebbed I returned to America and to my interrupted work, which had opened out on such a scale that, with a deep plunge into a great chance, I was three good years in rising again to the surface.
young
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From this reading I was soon called back to Folkestone; but Mrs. Meldrum and her young friend had already left England, finding to that end every convenience on the spot and not having had to come up to town.
